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Code Red worm address generator pattern


From: Ken Eichman <keichman () cas org>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:34:47 -0400 (EDT)

I posted this chart before showing non-legitimate http syn scans
targeting my class-b address space on 07/19 broken down by hour (EDT,
GMT-4); probable code red probes.  However I did some further
crunching and added an additional column showing the number of
destination addresses within my class-b address space being targeted
by non-legitimate http syn scans during that 60 minute timeframe.

Note that the number of addresses being targeted held steady and then
suddenly jumped until it covered nearly the entire class-b range.
This jump coincides with the increase in source addresses scanning.
Worm variant? Or sudden increase in efficiency?

                              # Unique Source        # Unique Dest
Hour   # Code Red Worm Scans    Addresses Scanning   Addresses being
EDT                                                     Scanned
-----  ---------------------  --------------------   ---------------
 00          12699                    2450                562
 01          13059                    2577                562
 02          13272                    2590                541
 03          13056                    2564                525
 04          13283                    2632                507
 05          13229                    2612                502
 06          13554                    2601                468
 07          13517                    2608                506
 08          13746                    2685                612
 09          16819                    3325               1724
 10          36589                    7838               8338
 11         116083                   26823              28462
 12         295348                   68085              51459
 13         466542                  103522              59699
 14         520973                  113451              60881
 15         513513                  115124              60814
 16         513894                   90931              60900
 17         499642                  111175              60469
 18         480850                  106215              59987
 19         449712                   97699              58908
 20          26687                    7319               8507
 21           9197                    2181               3046
 22           7782                    1814               2570
 23           7056                    1648               2343

Ken Eichman                  Senior Security Engineer
Chemical Abstracts Service   Tel:   (614) 447-3838 ext 3230
2540 Olentangy River Road    Fax:   (614) 447-3855
Columbus, OH 43210           Email: keichman () cas org


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